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Q & A with Caroline Coade

Q & A with Caroline Coade
By Bethany Tillerson (photo credit: © Cybelle Codish and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

Caroline Coade holding her viola.

Caroline Coade

To go along with tonight’s Monday Night at the Symphony programming, I spoke with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s 3rd violist, Caroline Coade (Viola, Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair). Caroline Coade joined in 1996 and she was previously appointed the Acting Assistant Principal Violist from 2013-2016. Let’s see what this talented musician has to say about working with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra!

1. What is your favorite piece of music to play?
That’s like asking “which of your children is your favorite?” What a great question! I would like to mention a couple of my absolute “desert island” picks: Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Debussy’s La mer, Mozart’s Symphony 35 (“Haffner”), and the Barber Violin Concerto. And if you talk to my stand partner, he will tell you how much I love playing our Pops shows.

2. What is your favorite thing about being part of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra?
My favorite thing about being a part of the DSO is getting to spend my days on stage with my incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues! How fortunate I am to have a career in the performing arts and to be making music daily on stage at Orchestra Hall with these musicians. It’s daily discipline to stay on top of one’s game, and it’s worth every moment. With 25 years of service to the DSO, I’ve had many memorable moments on stage with my superb colleagues.

3. If you could spend one day with any composer who would it be?
I would love to spend the day with living composer John Williams! He’s a living legend, still working and composing in his 90s, and has created some of the most memorable “soundtrack” moments of my life. I love the rhythmic drive of the Star Wars and Superman themes. I love the lush, soaring melodies of “Across the Stars,” and I’m often moved to tears by the hauntingly beautiful Schindler’s List theme. Let’s go to lunch, Mr. Williams!

Our Monday Night at the Symphony programming tonight will feature recordings by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., so be sure to tune into 89.7 FM to listen!

Now Playing

Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Couteau/Hermès Quartet

Label

La Dolce Volta

Catalog Number

61

Today's Playlist

1:59am Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Prosseda/Hague Philharmonic/de Vriend

2:21am Sonata No. 2 for Harp and Guitar

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

2:38am Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 80

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Johnson/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Groves

3:00am Symphony No. 008 in G, "Evening"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

3:23am Intermezzo from Goyescas

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Harrell/Canino

3:29am Slovak Suite, Op. 32

Composed by

Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Vajnar

4:00am Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

4:14am Divertimento No. 7 in D, K. 205

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

4:34am Suite from The Invisible City of Kitezh

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

5:00am Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Camden/London Virtuosi/Georgiadis

5:14am November Woods

Composed by

Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Thomson

5:33am Concerto in B flat

Composed by

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)

Performed by

Choi/Ensemble Diderot/Pramsohler

5:48am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Sonata for Harp, Op. 127

Composed by

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

6:14am Trio in C, RV 82

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Sollscher/Furi/Camerata Bern

6:24am Concerto No. 2 in F for Two Wind Ensembles and Strings

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

6:42am Three Ricercares

Composed by

Giulio Segni (1498-1561)

Performed by

Consort Veneto/Toffano

6:53am Festival March

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Prague Symphony/Belohlavek

7:00am Paris Quartet No. 4 in B minor, TWV 43:h2

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Kuijken Bros/Leonhardt

7:14am Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 3

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

7:26am Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 "Fantasie-Impromptu"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Anatol Ugorski

7:32am Concerto for 2 Horns in F

Composed by

Frantisek Xaver Pokorny (1729-1794)

Performed by

Muzyk/Kerdelewicz/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

7:48am Ballet Music from The Perfect Fool, Op. 39

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Kansas City Symphony/Stern

8:00am Berlin Symphony in E minor, Wq. 178

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra/Haenchen

8:13am Accelerations

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

8:23am Prelude to La traviata, Act I

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Serafin

8:30am April (The Snowdrop) from The Seasons

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Yefim Bronfman

8:34am Flute Concerto No. 3 in C

Composed by

Frederick the Great (1712-1786)

Performed by

Friedrich/C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra/Haenchen

8:50am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Chung/Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Dutoit

9:37am Two Fantasy Pieces, Op. 12

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Sviatoslav Richter

9:45am Rapsodie espagnole

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Paray

10:01am Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Emerson String Quartet

10:26am Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 92

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Neave Trio

11:01am Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Leinsdorf

11:45am Suite from Fair Maid of Perth

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

12:01pm Symphony No. 22 in D

Composed by

Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Performed by

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Farberman

12:21pm Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K. 283

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mao Fujita

12:35pm Double Concerto for Clarinet, Bassoon, Strings and Harp

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Meyer/Sonstevold/New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra/Salonen

12:54pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Perahia/Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

1:39pm Bavarian Dance, Op. 27 No. 3

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

1:45pm Oboe Concerto in A, BWV 1055

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Holliger/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Brown

2:01pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

San Francisco Symphony/Tilson Thomas

2:59pm Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

P. Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

3:24pm Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Heifetz/New Symphony Orchestra of London/Sargent

3:51pm Overture from Suite in B flat, "The Nations"

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

La Stravaganza

3:59pm Canzon septimi toni No. 2

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli ( c. 1554/1557 – 1612)

Performed by

Empire Brass and Friends

4:03pm Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K. 298

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Bennett/Grumiaux Trio

4:15pm Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Klemperer

4:23pm Lute Suite In E minor, BWV 996

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

4:39pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Baxtresser/NY Philharmonic/Masur

4:52pm Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

5:00pm Oboe Concerto in C minor

Composed by

Domenico Cimarosa, arr. by Arthur Benjamin

Performed by

Holliger/I Musici

5:11pm Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

5:20pm Overture to The Sicilian Vespers

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Muti

5:31pm Waltz from Act I, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

5:38pm Piano Sonata No. 50 in C, Hob. XVI:50

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

5:55pm Entree d'Abaris

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

6:01pm Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Symphony/Abbado

6:14pm March from Second Suite in F, Op. 28 No. 2

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Fennell

6:19pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

6:29pm Sonata in D minor for Violin and Continuo

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Pine/Schrader/Rozendaal

6:36pm Die Schonbrunner

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm 4 Impromptus, D. 935

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

7:45pm The Oak

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Women's Philharmonic Orchestra of San Francisco/Hsu

8:00pm Homenajes

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Mena

8:17pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Znaider/Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev

9:00pm Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Gardner

9:09pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in E flat

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Frith/Northern Sinfonia/Haslam

9:43pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Hoebig/Winnipeg Symphony/Tovey

10:00pm Flute Concerto in B flat

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Nicolet/Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Zinman

10:21pm Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bailey/San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/West

10:42pm Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

11:01pm String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mosaic Quartet

11:25pm Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 1 No. 5

Composed by

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

11:34pm Gaspard de la nuit

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer